Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-13

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Leg sIature meht deslnrE The rigtf q
saAfsRs f0sfste1 b. reason q egn-
nsiaso1 q crime, Il could Dos |
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9 saae be would not swear thst q
wonid nSves Be auiliy q 9 cextean of-
fenss. This prCFisi0u Of TIE biAl -
prepnatexpEa, beusna8 q emasei1Ased
re esizensnip ~ nans withoul a1s Ese.
csss u i1w. He appeaied . t1e doass
20 eonzfasg we'll before Il assented q ltle
raonafruus proposition eontAinsd n tns
bill. He kasw TOO vel the tnnnenees
th8t we're - Work % accom- Biis1 ne -,
sage u The meaanre. he realized tn lss
tie air bad bees made preEnans sitn
s,aaslese caiurnies and e ss1oodsy 81
isasly cousoesed, and persistenfiy g.
saa tn4ied. kellgious blRo'ry sna Aks
lndaenoes we're arrayeo aRainsl ne 80
Ole. POiisfsd necessity, cant hyp9-
srisy. and AL kindred Ptoksai y , nislLns
Joined ia the hns ard cry. Platform,
0uipit sud press we're mighty engines
for TIE msnafsctars % publie sentl
nent TbsiF batteries sere direesra
constantly, and with fui force
apou tts AoFm0ns. he knsH 20.
III uzs well sigh impossible
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tesf against : ulsas1re, no matter nov
monssroua. how unconstitutional that
sas aimed ~ Mormonian- II Vas $3.50
this Bill vas aimsd at polygAmy. II So
whg not Fivs the lays already enaefeds
and - vigorously. % rutnlesaly en-
forced, an aCp0rtuAity 70 work thslF
Legitimate edacis9 II this bill became
law Is wouid placs the Mormon PEI
Gle az tne mercy Of mau whose object
vas TO plundsr them Of all their earthly
possessions and drive them from tneir
aonex In all can@of. he Fmly %
tiesed that lag dirsotina general ont
lawry against aa who did not puolieiy
fanonnce aBd reoant their belief - ne
Mormon Charch s01ld BE- mefciful to
comparison utth the Effects Of the pro
posed Law. it vas not moral sermon
for ghe people or the c0stamfnstinE
inhuonoe thereof on the public that was
AZ the bottom Of this persecution bis
people bad q endure. It vas pFspos-
lsFoas 20 talk about the Mormon blot on
tue civilization Of the age. II Congress
we're 20 undertake 70 eradicate the biets
upon oar civilization 10 Woold have lie
hands full. There vas . soant Pfsoa
biiity Of the eanksF Of Mormon polyg-
amy endangering the morals Of the
world IN the presence OF such vide
spread and general Generalization OF
morals - are depicted IN Van Ofttine-
eF's Moral statistics, Published 10 1852.
The Mormon Church establishment vas
be thing aimed ~ In all this onslaught
npon tue Mormon people. IL vas re-
llaious problem which Congress was en-
desvoKn1 10 deal with In this legisla-
ton. Men Who we're here from Utah,
slamoFin9 for the diafranchissment Of
the Mormon people, were not afraid OF
the contamination OF their 0wn or their
families morals. They knew, as we'll
~ the world kneS, that Il pafeE, more
orderly, upright, God fearing add God
serving community did not exist on
earth than the exclusively Mormon SCI
tlealsn 9 IN Utah. Il vas simply because
the minority coald not under the deme-
cratic American form Ut local govern
msnt rule the m iioritY that theae men
Were here clamoffng for the disiran-
ehisemsnt Of his peopl'. Tue House
vas asked 10 make honest that which
vas inherently dishonest, good thai
Ehich vas hov elessiy bad, pqre that
which was reeking 10 9th, noble and
eseyafiBR that which was ignoble, and
al ~ legislation. In other words It was
asked 20 induce men TO swear they bad
been misFuled by a Government which
did mob de ign TO be unfriendly. Men
sho had been their enemies Ia svery
way, bat who gave gafb Of honor
10 heir enmity, had been set upon them
aud oyerlhroWn. aud his peopls had
Submitted. They bad been tempted by
Nioked and reasonable dss gners TO as.
same a position OF open and avOw4d re
distance 10 the Govern ment, but the
temptation bad failed. Yet charges Of
treason hsd been entered against them,
which we're shown to be false. aud q
whole Nation, II the words of biatent
taen prey Aiied, we're arraysd against
them, determined upon their destrue-
lion. lie ssked the II luss 10 pause. II
could not afford 60 take = step which
Was determined upon such insufficient
testimony. lie pledged bis werd and
nis character that the statements upon
which this legislation was based were
without foaud atom Ia fact. Time for
tne ooEfsstio of tbs evils would right
tais wrong. II such Il we're. and the fat
4 the Eternal bad already declared
that the yesiige ofiMoFmonism saali be
swept away By the peaceful progress OF
events, II Il Is uol that which God In
his wisdom has appointed shall survive
As tie liltest
Bennett. Of North Carolina, opposed
the bill, particularly arguing against
that oiause requiring all male inhabI-
tauts of Utah 20 register and to swear
30 uphold and observe the laws, includ
lne this act.
Mr.. Reed, Of Maine, said that Con-
gress had the right 90 make rules and
regulations for the Territories. As 20
Utah be WAS not sure that the wisest
coarse would not be for Congress to
take osmDlets control OF that Territory
And why that Territory A long tims
ago q body Of feiigionista had taken
possession OF certain property belong
iaR 10 the United states II was not
oaly body OF rslieionists. bat vas Q
people that had policy that was the
keynote 10 the situation. They intended
10 people thai Territory exclusively
with Morm0ns and 10 eegreEate them
selves ~ a separate baud. A portion Of
the property OF the United States that
hierarchy has kept ever siace. Their
organization was an organization inside
OF the United States and controlling one
of ~ Territories. IL vas useless 10 call
this blll an assault upon a religion. IL
was an assault upon = band Of men or
gAnizsd f0F the puFposs Of exalu lively
controlling = Territory which belonged
10 the people Of the United States. To-
day Congress vas routing an npiast
psssessor Of soil that belonged 10 the
people, and tAat should have been free
and epcn 10 them ali. Polygamy vas
Gully ons 81 the manifestations Of the
bad conditions Of society IN that Terri
tory. IL might be asked Why We did
nos les tn N carry COS the principles
that aclnAte thsmg Because some day
or otaer toese people may be admitted
into the fellowship Of States. aud while
he recognized 10 TIE fullest extsut the
right 90 local self government, and the
right Of the preservation Of looal insti-
tations. while he dsemed that right one
u tbs strongest bulvarks OF liberty.
never heiesa this cSuntrv mnst be in
the main Homogeneous ia thou2ht and
ferltng II u vas q strong nation. The
differences thai we're 10 be tolerated
must h. kept within reasonable liuaita,
to be united ia Thought aud feeling
against ali exterior opposition.
fucker % NsFginiA. said the Saprene
oougt tsd held that there uas no right
q suffsge hy any inhsbitaoi sf Ter